>> I want to work in Fruit Picking and to climb ( arapiles, grampians, tasmania...) >
Unless you have some experience in picking it isnt easy to earn much money fruit picking . It can be very hot over 40 degrees as well as humid in an orchard . work may vary according to the type of fruit to pick and due to the drought vast areas of orchard have been let go and wont need picking . tomatos are probably the worst , bending and in the open for $50.00 a bin yet some people can pick a bin in a little over an hour others are working 10 hours to pick 2 bins in a day . 15% of your pay is witheld for tax and growers need to see your work permit . Immigration do raid orchards and lock up people to deport who are working only on a tourist visa. A lot of growers use labor hire people to provide all staff . There are agencies in shepparton who try and manage the supply of pickers to jobs avilable check to see if there are jobs before you go to an area . Dont be put off just be aware of possible pitfalls . season in goulburn valley is mainly jan to april

Make sure you sort out changing the rego in the state you buy it in, you need a roadworth certificate to do this , a french couple we met didnt do this in nsw and tried to then do it in victoria and had to re roadworthy the vechile and cost a huge amount of time sorting out the mess of being in another state . Whilst the rego is expensive most of this is for third party insurance which pays all medical costs etc associated with an accident but wont pay if not actually insured . It is very good value insurance especially as it is no fault and country driving involves risks of hitting animals . Hit a kangeroo at 100 kmh and the car may well be a write off . Large areas of outback australia the risk of hitting a roo make driving between dusk and dawn very dangerous

I'm travelling to Australia for a year around March next year. Planning to spend March/April around Arapiles and Grampians if you want to hook up. Have heard its easy to find partners in Arapiles but less easy in teh Grampians - so would quite like a partner for that. Send me an email if you're interested.